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Flow Battery Stores Power in Simple Organic Compound

The intermittent supply of green electricity requires large-scale storage to keep our power grids stable. Since normal batteries do not scale very well, the idea of using flow batteries, which store electricity in a fluid is attractive. However, these batteries contain rare metals and are expensive. Scientists have designed a flow battery electrolyte that may solve both problems.

Suzuki Announces Electric Vehicle and Battery Manufacturing in India

Suzuki Motor Corporation is to investapproximately 150 billion yen (approximately 104.4 billion rupees) for local manufacturing of electric vehicles and battery electric vehicle batteries.

Tiny Battery-Free Sensors Float in The Wind like Dandelion Seeds

Wireless sensors can monitor how temperature, humidity or other environmental conditions vary across large swaths of land, such as farms or forests. These tools could provide unique insights for a variety of applications, including digital agriculture and monitoring climate change.

A Fabric That Hears Your Heart Beat

Inspired by the human ear, a new acoustic fabric converts audible sounds into electrical signals.

AI System for City Scooter Safety

Starting this week, Pedestrian Shield technology will be integrated into a number of Beam's e-scooter fleet in Australian cities, giving cities the power to adjust speeds based on road surfaces.

Wisk Aero

Wisk are an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer, headquartered in Mountain View, California, who are conducting flight trials in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. Their Cora aircraft is being developed as an autonomous air taxi.

Torqeedo: Electric Leisure Boats (2022)

Torqeedo is a German manufacturer of electric outboard and inboard propulsion systems for leisure boats and small commercial boats such as fishing boats, water buses and small ferries. It supplies a complete system, including the Li-ion battery, controllers and throttle, and the propulsion system (motors, gearing, propeller). Luke Gear, Principal Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, caught up with the company to learn of the latest technology and market developments.

Maserati Unveils Electrification Plan

Maserati is the first Italian luxury car brand to produce full-electric models: the Trident is announcing its plans for the market launch of the electric range, Maserati Folgore. Maserati has completed the revamp of the Brand and is now ready for the market launch of Folgore, the new 100% electric range.

Saule Technologies

Saule Technologies is a Polish company founded in 2014. The company works on the development of flexible perovskite solar cells for applications such as indoor energy harvesting, Internet of Things, and lightweight photovoltaics for building-integration. This profile is based on an interview with Dr. Dávid Forgács, the director of knowledge management.

Materic: Advanced Materials

Materic is an advanced materials development and manufacturing firm. Its range of capabilities encompasses silver nanowire manufacture and purification, nanofibers, textile treatments, and more. The company applies the principles of a venture studio to accelerate the development timelines of advanced materials solutions. Materic's 3D printing operations are covered in another profile.

Is There a Market for Fuel Cell Buses?

With cities around the world looking to transition their bus fleets to zero emission technologies, this article looks at the role of fuel cell buses. Battery electric buses are already being widely adopted and are demonstrating their ability to deliver cost effective operations, meeting the performance requirements of short city bus routes. However, hydrogen fuel cells buses are seeing increasing interest as a way to deliver more arduous bus schedules.

Finally, the First Mass Market Adoption of a Nanocarbon

The revolutionary promise of nanocarbons has been touted for more than 3 decades, but despite the extraordinary properties and commercial hype, the success has been limited - until now. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) may not be as glamorous as their younger sibling graphene, but IDTechEx forecast the annual demand to exceed 70 ktpa by 2032 as for the first time the manufacturers experience a mass-market pull rather than a material push.

NASA Astronaut Breaks American Space Record

Vande Hei made it into record books on Tuesday, March 15, 2022: He broke the record for the most consecutive days in space by an American explorer.

Solutions to Biggest Hurdle for Solar Cell Technology

Materials scientists have discovered the major reason why perovskite solar cells — which show great promise for improved energy-conversion efficiency — degrade in sunlight, causing their performance to suffer over time. The team successfully demonstrated a simple manufacturing adjustment to fix the cause of the degradation, clearing the biggest hurdle toward the widespread adoption of the thin-film solar cell technology.

Supply Chain Provenance, Emissions Traceability for Lithium Refinery

Circulor announces a comprehensive partnership with Rock Tech Lithium and Fraunhofer UMSICHT to ensure the production of German-made lithium hydroxide with the lowest possible environmental impact.

Eye-Safe, Herbicide-Free, Carbon Neutral Weeding System

The LightWeeder is a world-first eye-safe, herbicide-free, carbon neutral, commercially viable weeding system delivered by lightweight autonomous field robots via UK agri-robotics company and Agri-EPI Centre member, Earth Rover.

MWC 2022: Trends in futuristic applications and network infrastructure

The MWC event in Barcelona earlier this month gathered more than 60,000 mobile experts from all around the world. From digital applications to network infrastructure, IDTechEx was there to cover major developments in the industry! Here are some of the key trends we observed at MWC2022 Barcelona.

OQmented

OQmented are a fabless developer of laser beam scanning (LBS) systems, focusing on displays for augmented reality (AR) devices and 3D sensing for consumer electronics. The Fraunhofer ISIT spinout use hermetically sealed MEMS mirror systems and Lissajous scanning to increase device performance. The company, based in Itzehoe, Germany, are in the process of spinning out their automotive LIDAR operations.

Can Oil be Climate Compatible?

The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report warned us over the threat global warming is posing, with consequences already being felt and accelerating rapidly. At the same time, the price of oil is at its highest since 2008 and is likely to continue to soar. Although prices at these levels are largely war-driven, both oil and gas prices were already climbing as economies reopened last year. These events have just shown how energy vulnerable and dependent on fossil fuels the global economy still is.

Ford in Europe: Nine All Electric Vehicles by 2024

Ford has announced significant strides toward an all-electric future in Europe, which will see the company transformed and offering a new generation of seven, all-electric, fully-connected passenger vehicles and vans by 2024.